Vegetarian foods high in Calcium

Calcium absorption from food depends on what else you eat at that meal. Phytates in grains and oxalates in leafy greens bind calcium and prevent your gut from taking it in. The numbers in the table below show total calcium, but your body may capture only part of it, depending on what you pair it with.

Dairy products, canned fish with bones, and fortified plant drinks cluster at the top of this ranking. Leafy greens contain calcium in large amounts yet sit lower in actual usable calcium because oxalates interfere with absorption. To meet the 1300 mg Daily Value, most people need multiple sources across the day rather than one single food.

Without dairy or fish, calcium comes from fortified plant drinks, tofu made with calcium sulphate, and leafy greens; though greens pose an absorption problem. Fortification becomes the reliable route: a glass of fortified soya drink delivers more usable calcium than a handful of spinach. You need to read labels closely, because not all plant-based alternatives are fortified, and levels vary widely between brands.

FDA daily value: 1300 mg

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Showing 3901–3950 of 8,316 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
3901 Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted Nuts and Seeds 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3902 Pepper, hot chili, red, sun-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3903 Potato, boiled with skin, skin only Vegetables and Vegetable Products 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3904 Onion, canned, solids and liquid Vegetables and Vegetable Products 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3905 Lotus root, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3906 Coleslaw (cabbage salad), with dressing, homemade Vegetables and Vegetable Products 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3907 Cabbage, red, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3908 Longan, dried Fruits and fruit juices 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3909 Cereal, ready to eat, Muffets, Quaker Breakfast cereals 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3910 Grains, wheat germ, toasted, plain Cereals, Grains and Pasta 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3911 Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, poached Dairy and Egg Products 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3912 Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, boiled in shell, hard-cooked Dairy and Egg Products 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3913 Egg, chicken, whole, fresh or frozen, raw Dairy and Egg Products 45.00 mg 3% CNF
3914 Parsnips, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.16 mg 3% USDA_FF
3915 Flour, potato Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.12 mg 3% USDA_FF
3916 Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled with salt Legumes and Legume Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3917 Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3918 Tart, breakfast, low fat Baked Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3919 Ice cream cones, sugar, rolled-type Baked Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3920 Cereals, QUAKER, Whole Wheat Natural Cereal, dry Breakfast Cereals 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3921 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Bran Flakes Breakfast Cereals 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3922 Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins) Baked Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3923 Crackers, rye, wafers, seasoned Baked Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3924 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Raisin Bran Cereal Breakfast Cereals 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3925 Infant formula, GERBER, GOOD START 2, PROTECT PLUS, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3926 Infant formula, GERBER, GOOD START, PROTECT PLUS, ready-to-feed Baby Foods 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3927 Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, baked, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3928 Dock, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3929 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST GREAT GRAINS Banana Nut Crunch Breakfast Cereals 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3930 Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3931 Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3932 Squash, winter, acorn, cooked, baked, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3933 Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3934 Artichokes, (globe or french), raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3935 Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3936 Sandwich spread, meatless Legumes and Legume Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3937 Seeds, lotus seeds, raw Nut and Seed Products 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3938 Jackfruit, canned, syrup pack Fruits and Fruit Juices 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3939 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, Shredded Wheat n' Bran, spoon-size Breakfast Cereals 44.00 mg 3% USDA_SR
3940 Cereal, ready to eat, Special K: Almond Vanilla, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 44.00 mg 3% CNF
3941 Yardlong beans (asparagus bean or cowpea), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.00 mg 3% CNF
3942 Meal replacement (cereal), ready to eat, Vector, Kellogg's Breakfast cereals 44.00 mg 3% CNF
3943 Meatless, sandwich spread Legumes and Legume Products 44.00 mg 3% CNF
3944 Breakfast tart, low fat Baked Products 44.00 mg 3% CNF
3945 Jackfruit, canned, syrup pack Fruits and fruit juices 44.00 mg 3% CNF
3946 Muffin, blueberry, commercial Baked Products 44.00 mg 3% CNF
3947 Ice cream cone, sugar, rolled-type Baked Products 44.00 mg 3% CNF
3948 Cracker, rye, wafers, seasoned Baked Products 44.00 mg 3% CNF
3949 Seeds, lotus seeds, raw Nuts and Seeds 44.00 mg 3% CNF
3950 Squash, winter, acorn, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 44.00 mg 3% CNF

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